Ubik are an Australian punk and punk rock band from Melbourne.
History Ubik started as the side project of members from the band Masses, guitarist Tessa Tribe, bassist Nellie Pearson, and vocalist Ashleigh "Ash" Wyatt. The original lineup also included drummer Chris Simpson, who was introduced by Pearson. They released the singles "Piece of Mind" and "Andrew Bolts Twitter Account" on December 3, 2016, the latter named after Australian conservative commentator Andrew Bolt that, according to Vice, "explores the dangerous paranoia and social fear and mistrust that conservative columnists and broadcasters can breed." They released their first extended play Demo on December 9, 2016.
On January 20, 2018, they released the self-titled EP Ubik, which includes the song "The Fly" named after the movie of the same name. , On May 5, 2018, they released a collaboration EP with the band Cold Meat called Ubik / Cold Meat Split, where they covered X's song "Nausea" from their debut album Los Angeles.
On September 27, 2019, the band released their debut album Next Phase after a brief hiatus. The album had a launch event that included Vampire, Bitumen and The Uglies, but the event was met with sound issues. Daniel Lupton of Sorry State Records called it a "very riffing and melodic, but also a little aggressive."
Members Ashleigh "Ash" Wyatt – vocals Tessa Tribe – guitar Nellie Pearson – bass and vocals Max Kohane – drums
Former Chris Simpson – drums (2016)
Discography Albums + Title EP details Next Phase MLP Released: August 21, 2019 Label: Iron Lung Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette
Extended plays + Title EP details Demo Released: December 9, 2016 Label: Lost in Fog Records Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette Self Titled EP Released: January 20, 2018 Label: Symphony of Destruction/Aarght Records Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette Ubik / Cold Meat Split Released: May 9, 2018 Label: Lost in Fog Records/Helta Skelta Records Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette
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